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Salem, January 10, 1909. 

To the Twenty-fifth Legislative Assembly of the 
State of Oregon. 

Gentlemen: In February, 1907, an act entitled "An Act 
to create a commission to provide for the display of Oregon's 
resources at the Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition, to define 
its duties, and to appropriate money therefor," was passed, and 
on February 25, 1907, said act was filed in the office of the 
Secretary of State. 

Said act provides, among other things, that the Commission 
created under said act shall be known as the Oregon Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific Exposition Commission, and shall consist of 
five members, who shall be appointed by the Governor. The 
Commissioners; shall, within ten days after their appointment, 
meet at the Capitol at Salem, Oregon, upon the call of the 
Governor, or Secretary of State, and take the oath of office 
and effect the organization necessary to carry out the purpose 
for which the Commission is created. That at the first meet- 
of said board, in addition to the president and vice-president, 
there shall be elected from its members an executive commit- 
tee whose duty it shall be to audit all accounts of said Com- 
mission and authorize the payment of all moneys expended 
by the same. The State Treasurer shall be ex-officio treasurer 
of the Commission. 

Said act further provides that a report should be made to 
you concerning the expenditures and other matters pertaining 
to the work of the Commission created thereunder. 

Said act further provides that the Commission shall organize 
by the election from its members of a president and vice- 
president, and by the election of a secretary. The Commission 
shall have power to make rules and regulations for its govern- 
ment, and for the government of its employees, and for the 
proper disbursement of all money received by it under this act 
or from other sources. 

Said act further provides that $100,000 shall be appropriated 
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the act. Said 



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act further provides that all money shall be paid by the Sec- 
retary of State only upon duly verified vouchers by the person, 
officer, or agent of the Commission authorized or required 
to incur the expense, and shall be approved by the president 
and attested by the secretary of the Commission, and audited 
and approved by the executive committee thereof. 

In accordance with said act, the Governor of the State of 
Oregon appointed the following as members of the said Oregon 
Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition Commission: W. H. Wen- 
rung, M. D. Wisdom, E. W. Rowe, J. 0. Booth, and W. T. 
Wright. 

On June 17, 1907, the Commission met at the State House 
at Salem, Oregon, pursuant to the call of the Governor, and 
in accordance with the act passed by the legislature creating 
this Commission, for the purpose of organizing and transacting 
such other duties as the law required. 

After duly qualifying as by law provided, the Commission 
proceeded to organize by electing W. H. Wehrung as president, 
E. W. Rowe, vice-president, and M. D. Wisdom, secretary. 
E. W. Rowe, J. 0. Booth, and W. T. Wright were duly elected 
an executive committee, and Elizabeth O'Keane, of Portland, 
was appointed stenographer to the secretary. 

Thereafter, on September 18, 1907, the Commission met 
at Salem, Oregon, the entire Commission being present. 

By-laws governing the work of the Commission were pre- 
sented and duly adopted. 

The Commission decided that in order to get the best results 
from this exposition it was better to make a collective exhibit 
of the State's resources, and for this purpose to erect a State 
building at Seattle to be known as the Oregon State Building. 

D. C. Lewis, of Portland, was appointed the official architect 
of the Commission to draw plans and specifications for an 
Oregon State Building as directed by the Commission, or the 
executive committee, said plans and specifications to be ap- 
proved by the Commission. 

In accordance with section 3 of the act creating said Com- 
mission, W. H. Wehrung was elected executive commissioner 
and his duties were defined as follows : 

The executive commissioner shall have charge of the man- 
agement, gathering up, installing, and maintaining a collective 
exhibit, building and maintaining a State building, and such 
further duties as may be directed by the Commission, or the 
special committee provided for in the by-laws. 

It was decided that the Commission meet in Portland on 
November 4, 1907, and go in a body to Seattle to select a site 
for the Oregon Building. 

On November 4, 1907, the Commission met at Portland and 
proceeded to Seattle. After looking over a plat of the grounds 

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of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, the Commission went 
to the grounds of the Exposition and officially selected a site 
for the Oregon State Building, which was duly marked on the 
official plat of said grounds now in charge of the Director of 
Grounds. 

On November 7th the Commission again met at Portland 
and discussed the best methods of getting results for Oregon. 

It was decided to publish and distribute a booklet on the re- 
sources of Oregon, and the secretary was directed to commence 
gathering information for same. 

The official architect was authorized to draw plans and spec- 
ifications for a building, the cost of which not to exceed $50,000 
including installation of exhibits, and it was decided by the 
Commission to begin work on the building early in the spring 
of 1909. 

Thereafter the plans and specifications for the building 
having been duly presented by the official architect and having 
been approved and examined by the Commission, the said 
Commission on February 6, 1908, advertised for sealed bids for 
the erection of a State building on the site of the Alaska- 
Yukon-Pacific Exposition, at Seattle, Washington, said bids to 
be opened on March 7, 1908. 

On March 7, 1908, the Commission met at Portland, Oregon, 
for the purpose of opening the bids for the erection of the 
Oregon State Building. 

Nine sealed proposals were submitted, which revealed the 
following bids upon being opened : 



Bidder. 


Amount. Time. 


Check. 


Amount. 


Kemarks. 


T. Ryan 


$ 61, 0(M) 00 7 months.. 


No check .. _ 






Phil. E. Dunna- 
vant & Co., 
Seattle 


33,39:i 00 4 months.. 


N. B. of Com. 


$ 1,669 95 




St rehlow, Freese 
t \: Peterson, 

Seattle 


34,392 05 


3 months.. 


Sea nd ana via n 


•2. (Hill 00 


No grading. 


E. .7. Rounds & 
Co.. 












Seattle 


12. 4 00 00 6 months.. 


Bond Empire S. 
S. Co 


2. 150 00 




Burrell B rid pe 
Co., 
Oakland. 










ft, 1 :)!? on 

38,654 21 


AV-2 months 
5 months.. 


Central B 


2. (MX) 00 
1,932 75 




H. Chase & Co., 

Seattle 


N. B. of C 




Angell& Son, 
Portland ... 


44,788 00 


5 or 4 mos.. 


First Nat. B 


2,240 00 


No grading. 


C. A.Gray, 

Portland 


41,988 00 5 months.. 


Capital N.B 


2, 000 00 




J. E. Bennet, 
Portland.. _ 


44,895 00 6 months. . 


B. of California, 
J. E. Bennett... 


2,500 00 





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The meeting adjourned until March 9, 1908, so that the 
Attorney-General and the architect could be present when the 
bids were awarded. 

On March 9 the Commission again met, at which time 
Attorney-General Crawford and a representative of the offi- 
cial architect were present. 

After examining all bids submitted it was found that Phil 
E. Dunnavant & Co., of Seattle, had submitted the lowest 
bid, which was for $33,399, and upon the advice of the 
Attorney General the contract was let to the Phil E. Dunnavant 
& Co., and it was decided that the bond of Phil E. Dunnavant 
& Co. be placed at $20,000. 

It was resolved that the president and secretary of this 
Commission be authorized and empowered to execute all con- 
tracts, vouchers, deeds, mortgages, or other instruments for 
and on behalf of this Commission, when duly authorized so 
to do. 

The matter of the contract between the Commission and 
Phil E. Dunnavant & Co., the successful bidder, was taken 
up and discussed in the presence of the Attorney-General, and 
the architect was instructed to draw up the contract in accord- 
ance with the plans and specifications, said contract to be 
approved by the Attorney-General before being executed. 

Thereafter said contract was submitted to the Attorney- 
General, and upon his recommendation the president and sec- 
retary duly executed the same. 

The Commission met on June 13, 1908; at this time the 
president stated that the contract had been entered into for 
the erection of the State building under the advice of Attorney- 
General Crawford, and that the work on said building was 
progressing satisfactorily; that some changes were made in 
the building, which were duly specified in writing and made 
part of the original contract. 

The matter of putting in an exhibit of dairy products was 
taken up and discussed, and it was also decided to look into 
the matter of putting in a cold storage plant in the Oregon 
State Building, for the purpose of taking care of the dairy 
products and other perishable exhibits. 

Thereafter it was decided that a cold storage box and refrig- 
erating plant be placed in the basement of the Oregon State 
Building, so as to take care of the fruit and other perishable 
exhibits. This decision was reached after we had exhausted 
our efforts in trying to secure cold storage accommodations 
both on the exposition grounds and in Seattle. The lowest bid 
for putting in this plant was as follows : Phil L. Serwe & Co., 
to furnish a refrigerating plant complete for $2,978, and one 
cold storage room complete for $600. Under the contract the 



Oregon State Building, Alaska- Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909. 






on 



THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY 

RICH IN MINERAL RESOURCES 

SOIL UNSURPASSED IN PRODUCTIVENESS 

MILD AND HEALTHFUL CLIMATE 

NO CYCLONES, BLIZZARDS, OR 
THUNDERSTORMS 

LAND OF PERPETUAL GREEN AND 
NEVER FAILING CROPS 



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Serwe Co. is to pay at the expiration of the exposition the sum 
of fifty cents on the dollar for the refrigerating plant. 

On October 24, 1908, the Commission met at Seattle for 
the purpose of examining and accepting the Oregon State 
Building. After thoroughly examining the building and find- 
ing the same completed in a workmanlike manner, and acting 
under the advice of the official architect, the building was 
accepted. 

Through this Oregon State Building Oregon has received a 
great deal of favorable comment and advertising. 

Throughout the spring, summer, and fall the executive com- 
missioner and the secretary have made trips through the State 
and arranged with the different counties to co-operate with 
the Commission to better advertise and exhibit the resources 
of their respective counties. 

We have gathered an exhibit of 1,837 boxes of apples and 
vegetables, and the same have been placed in cold storage in 
the Oregon State Building. 

We have secured grains and grasses from the following 
counties: Yamhill, Marion, Benton, Clatsop, Lane, Columbia, 
and Multnomah, and many other counties have notified us that 
they have gathered their grains and grasses and that they 
will ship in the near future. 

In the forestry department we have received shipments from 
the following: 

B. Harris & Co., Medfor.d; J. 0. Booth, Grants Pass; Rose- 
burg Commercial Club, Roseburg; Brown Furniture Co., Cot- 
tage Grove; J. H. Chamber, Cottage Grove; Booth-Kelly 
Lumber Company, Eugene, Oregon; Albany Commercial Club, 
Albany ; Oregon Furniture Company, Portland ; Corvallis Com- 
mercial Club, Corvallis; August Fischer, Corvallis; Spaulding 
Logging Company, Salem; Manning Implement Company, 
Salem; Cottage Grove Commercial Club, Cottage Grove; Sil- 
verton Lumber Company, Silverton; Calapooia Lumber Com- 
pany, Brownsville, and R. Veal & Son, Albany, and many 
others have promised to make a display of Oregon woods. 

In the mining department we have received specimens of 
minerals from the following : Gold Creek Mining and Milling 
Company, Salem ; The Freeland Consolidated Mining Company, 
of Salem; Dr. Read, Medford; Gold Hill Bank, Gold Hill; C. C. 
Beekman, Jacksonville; E. H. Helm, Jacksonville; Roseburg 
Commercial Club, Roseburg; F. J. Hard, Eugene; Eugene 
Commercial Club, Eugene; Ogle Mountain Mining Company, 
Oregon City; Grants Pass Commercial Club, Grants Pass; 
Lewis and Clark Mining Company, Silverton; Black Eagle 
Mining and Milling Company, Gates. 



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The following counties have also sent in part of their ex- 
hibits, which have been placed in cold storage in the Oregon 
State Building: Baker, Hood, Jackson, Lane, Union, Wash- 
ington, and Columbia. 

We have also edited a booklet on the resources of Oregon, 
which Will soon be placed in the hands of the State Printer. 
This booklet will contain ninety-six pages, two pages of which 
will be devoted to the resources and manufacturing industries 
of each county in the State. This booklet will also be illustrated 
with different scenes showing the resources and things of 
interest in the State. 

We will also have stereopticon views and give lectures daily 
advertising Oregon's resources and wonderful opportunities, 
and show something of interest from every county in the 
State. 

At all former expositions it has been the custom to exhibit 
the resources of the different States in what was known as the 
Exhibit Palace, but we intend to depart from this custom and 
make a collective exhibit of Oregon's wonderful resources in 
our State Building. We believe in so doing that Oregon will 
receive widespread advertising. 

Of the one hundred thousand dollars appropriated by said 
act, we have expended as follows: 

Expenses and incidental .$ 3,613 99 

Horticulture 3.948 30 

Forestry 118 2o 

Education and fine arts 104 20 

Publicity m . 1 ,688 53 

Slines and mining 24 40 

Agriculture 87 50 

State Building and additional work 35,859 14 

Maintenance, grounds and architect's fees 3,356 50 

Salaries 5,423 22 

Freights and transfers 403 69 

Refrigerating plant I part payment I 2,578 00 

Total $57,205 76 

Leaving a balance on hand out of the $100,000 appropriated of $42,704 24 

Reference is made more particularly for an itemized state- 
ment of expenses to September 30, 1908, to the biennial report 
of the Secretary of State, made to pour Honorable Body for 
the period embraced between October 1, 1906, and September 
30, 1908, and to our report made quarterly to that official and 
filed in his office in pursuance of the provisions of the act 
creating the Commission and providing for the display of the 
State's resources at the exposition. 

The Oregon Agricultural College is working in conjunction 
with the Commission and is preparing to put in an exhibit of 
school work and exhibits from the experimental farms. 

Our sister States, California and Washington, are preparing 
to place in their respective buildings elaborate exhibits of their 
resources and to give stereopticon views with lectures daily 
on the resources and industries of their States. 



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We mention these matters so that you may have some 
knowledge of what will be expected of Oregon if we are to 
compete with our sister States. 

We wish also to recognize the livestock industry by offering 
liberal premiums for horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and poultry 
raised in Oregon and exhibited at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific 
Exposition. 

It is our desire to make a representative exhibit in the fol- 
lowing departments : Agriculture, horticulture, forestry, fish 
and game, mines, mining, dairying, educational, livestock, lec- 
tures with stereopticon views, manufactures, and publicity. 

To carry out these plans we find that it will be necessary 
that an additional appropriation of fifty thousand dollars be 
made at this session of the legislature. 

The following is an estimate of the amounts needed in each 
department : 

Booklet. 100.000 copies $ 8.000 00 

Furniture for building 3,000 00 

Freight and transfer 3,500 <>o 

Agriculture 5,000 00 

Horticulture 5.500 0<> 

Forestry 3.500 00 

Fish and game 5,500 00 

Mines and mining 4,000 00 

Dairying 5,500 00 

Educational 7,500 00 

Livestock 5.000 00 

Moving pictures and lectures 4,800 00 

Entertainment 4,000 00 

Maintaining building and grounds 6,000 00 

Office supplies 500 00 

Commissioners' expenses 2,500 00 

Salaries 13,200 00 

Installing exhibits 4.000 00 

$91,000 00 

We respectfully submit the above report for your consid- 
eration. 

W. H. Wehrung, President. 
M. D. Wisdom, Secretary. 



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